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Kickin’ the Caffeine Buzz
Psychology 6710Mindy Newhouse
Dr. Malott8/13/10
I was averaging three caffeinated beverages a day.
All that iced tea and Dr. Pepper was giving me headaches.
Even though I knew it was bad for my health, I couldn’t stop guzzling that caffeine.
Problem
The good taste of my preferred caffeinated beverages kept me pouring those drinks into my mouth.
The good taste controlled my caffeine-consuming behavior better than the effects of that caffeine on my health did.
Competing Contingencies
Natural Competing Contingency
Good tasteNo good tasteDrink one caffeinatedbeverage
BEFORE AFTERBEHAVIOR
Target behavior: Drink no more than two
caffeinated beverages per week
Intervention: Pay $2 for each beverage over
my limit for the week◦ Contingencies: analog to punishment (loss of $2)
Deadline (SD): N/A
PM manager: Ashley – roommate/best
friend/brother’s girlfriend/almost-sister
Start Date: 6/20/10
End Date: still going!
The SM Intervention
Ineffective Natural Contingency
Inf. Worselevel ofhealth
Given levelof health
Drink one caffeinatedbeverage
BEFORE AFTERBEHAVIOR
Performance-Management Contingency
Will lose $2 at the
end of the week
Will not lose$2 at the end of the
week
Drink onecaffeinatedbeverage
BEFORE AFTERBEHAVIOR
Inferred Theoretical Contingency
Fear loss of$2 at the end of the
week
Do not fear loss of$2 at the
end of the week
Drink onecaffeinatedbeverage
BEFORE AFTERBEHAVIOR
Target Behavior Graph
6/16/10 - 6/19/10
6/20/10 - 6/26/10
6/27/10 - 7/3/10
7/4/10 - 7/10/10
7/11/10 - 7/17/10
7/18/10 - 7/24/10
7/25/10-7/31/10
8/1/10-8/7/100
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Year-at-a-Glance GraphNumber of Caffeinated Beverages Perk Week
Weeks
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Baseline Intervention Recycle
I no longer get headaches everyday from caffeine deprivation.
I no longer get bloated from too much Dr. Pepper.
I feel more energetic throughout the day, with none of the bursts of energy followed by a crash that I experienced during my caffeine-guzzling days.
Benefit Measure
I consistently met my goal of no more than two caffeinated beverages per week, but I thought it would be even cooler to have zero caffeinated beverages per week so...
Problems During Intervention
I changed my goal to zero
caffeinated beverages per
week!
Recycle
During my first intervention phase, I met my goal every week
After I changed my goal to zero, there was only one week for which I did not meet my goal
Overall, I considered this to be a very successful intervention
My Results
Before starting this class, I tried to kick my caffeine habit several times, but had no success without adding performance management.
Now, I feel healthier, and happier knowing that I have finally achieved this goal.
My Comments
THANK YOU!!
Any Questions or
Comments?